Bakersfield man charged with dealing designer drugs

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A shop is seen Wednesday, June 26, 2013, in Bakersfield, Calif., during a Drug Enforcement Agency raid as part of an investigation into the drugs "spice" and "bath salts." (KBAK/KBFX photo/Steve Mills)

Mikhael Issa Kamar, aka Michael Kamar, 51, is charged with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, distributing, and possessing with intent to distribute various designer synthetic drugs, according to the U.S. Attorney's office out of Fresno.

A two-year investigation led to the indictment and included the seizure of more than 1,000 pounds of designer synthetic drugs from a warehouse and Bakersfield smoke shop Havana House.

The seized drugs included smokable synthetic cannabinoids (often marketed as K2 or spice) and synthetic cathinones (marketed as bath salts).